Over 100 utility personnel met in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during the first week in October for an update on utility wind integration developments. Cathy Finley, Senior Atmospheric Scientist, contributed at workshop with a presentation on ramp event forecasting, focusing on the meteorology behind these sudden changes in conditions and the challenges in forecasting them.
New this year was a utility-scale photo-voltaic (PV) variability workshop, examining methods of improving understanding of PV plant variability and its impact on utility planning and operations. As part of this discussion, Mark Ahlstrom led a presentation on solar resource forecasting covering the current state of the art, challenges and opportunities for improvement, and integrating solar into utility operations.
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